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HelenWheels

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11. Police force has too many ex military on it

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 10:23 AM

Jan 2016

The goal of police is to protect and serve not attack and kill. Ex military hires must be demilitarized with training and counseling before being turned free on the public. Too many officers now look on the public as their enemies instead of their neighbors and friends,

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"Our Police Force Should Not Look Like An Invading Army." [View all] liberalnarb Jan 2016 OP

And neither should our military. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #1

Good Point! n/t Tace Jan 2016 #3

Not so sure about that. liberalnarb Jan 2016 #12

K&R Some stand with more militarization and prisons. Some with Bernie. nt raouldukelives Jan 2016 #2

Maybe police might disagree DustyJoe Jan 2016 #4

According to that data, 124 police officers died in the line of duty in 2015, as compared to 119 in marble falls Jan 2016 #6

And now you want to take my car away? ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2016 #7

Cars are cop killers, dammit! marble falls Jan 2016 #9

And where do you stop? padfun Jan 2016 #8

They want to talk about 52 dead cops but they won't talk about the over 1200 killed by cops. marble falls Jan 2016 #10

Cops need to gain some perspective, many other occupations are far more dangerous and often Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #13

dangerous jobs DustyJoe Jan 2016 #14

Maybe it would be interesting, as most facts are to me, but dead is dead. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2016 #16

most dangerous job - president SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #18

Most dangerous job - guess SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #17

Absoposilutely! marble falls Jan 2016 #5

Police force has too many ex military on it HelenWheels Jan 2016 #11

Abso-fucking-lutely. blackspade Jan 2016 #15